The Rental Car (2)
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tucson">Tucson</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="gem">gem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="show">show</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="April">April</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="browsed">browsed</span>. <span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span>, <span word="unpolished">unpolished</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="at">at</span> $1,600. <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lotto">lotto</span>, <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Halfway">Halfway</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tucson">Tucson</span>, <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="swerved">swerved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="evaded">evaded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bumper">bumper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="rim">rim</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="lane">lane</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="freeways">freeways</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="minefields">minefields</span>, <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="muttered">muttered</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9:45 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="for">for</span> $430.55, <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ryans">Ryans</span> <span word="VISA">VISA</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buicks">Buicks</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>, <span word="Amelia">Amelia</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>?</p><p> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dialed">dialed</span> <span word="VISA">VISA</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="VISA">VISA</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Surely">Surely</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reimburse">reimburse</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p>
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